@Jenny AllworthyWe know that Meryl will succeed in any role that she takes on!

I did hear that comment however it saddened me that her aide would stoop that low. However much Thatcher didn't wish to meet with Palin (which I do believe she didn't), I don't think she would approve of such a non-diplomatic comment from one of her aides. It just strikes me as I surf the internet how times have changed and how trashy stories and comments that were reserved for the tabloids are now part of mainstream (previously respectable) media. Sigh, perhaps I watch too many period dramas and continue to long for the gentility of yesteryear! :)